Wednesday, March 14, 2012

RTRS-NOPA February U.S. soy crush seen at 134.5 mln bu

CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) - The National Oilseed Processors Association's monthly soybean crush data slated for release on Wednesday should show the U.S. crush for February at 134.5 million bushels, analysts projected on Tuesday.

Trade estimates ranged from 129.5 million to 139.5 million bushels. NOPA reported the January crush at 142.813 million bushels and February 2011 at 124.884 million bushels.

The average analyst estimate for February U.S. soyoil stocks was 2.126 billion lbs, up from NOPA's January figure of 2.098 billion lbs. Forecasts ranged from 2.048 billion to 2.200 billion lbs.